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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT THU JUL 31 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 30 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         80    421 PM 103    1955  85     -5       86       
  MINIMUM         68    723 AM  47    1971  66      2       69       
  AVERAGE         74                        76     -2       78     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.72          1.12 1940   0.12   0.60     1.06     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.62                      3.69   6.93     5.44     
  SINCE JUN 1     15.03                      8.95   6.08     9.57     
  SINCE JAN 1     26.86                     22.80   4.06    22.88     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0      
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE JUN 1      4                        15    -11        1        
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        9                        11     -2       13        
  MONTH TO DATE  377                       327     50      322        
  SINCE JUN 1    680                       557    123      653        
  SINCE JAN 1    734                       640     94      750        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                          
  RAIN                                                                
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     65           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    81                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       105      1955                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        49      1971                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY 31 2025..........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT     
AUGUST  1 2025........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT     


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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